Test: AMD A8-3850 CPU

Konklusion

Så fik vi gennemtestet den nye LIano platform fra AMD, og den har en hel del at tilbyde. Den grafiske ydelse er bedre end jeg havde forventet. Jeg havde dog forventet bedre ydelse i Unigine Heaven. Generelt har det være rigtig sjovt at lege med den nye AMD platform, nu mangler man blot at få åbnet for overclocking muligheder. Man er allerede i gang med at lave BIOS en opdatering til det MSI bundkort jeg har brugt, som skulle give adgang til overclocking, men det har desværre ikke været tilgængeligt for os under testen. Lad os få givet nogle point til den nye platform.

Innovation/Teknologi - 4
AMD har nu skiftet fra 45nm til 32nm hvilket har gjort det muligt at lave APUen i cirka sammen størrelse som Phenom II og yderligere fået proppet en grafikchip indenunder. Nu da AMD proklamerer at APUen her er en efterfølger til Brazos, havde jeg forventet at den ville være en smule mere strømbesparende end det er tilfældet, så et 5 tal kunne det ikke helt blive til.

Ydelse - 5
Den grafiske ydelse er helt iorden, og da det er den AMD har arbejdet hårdest på, så synes jeg APU'en her fortjener at få et 5 tal. CPU kraften er ikke helt vild, men det er bestemt heller ikke nogen fjervægter.

Pris - 4
Prisen afhænger lidt af de forskellige butikker, men 135 dollars i USA (cirka 700kr.)  + dansk moms, er et godt bud. Denne pris er slet ikke så tosset når vi kigger på den grafiske ydelse, og CPU kraften ser ud til at være lige i hælene på phenom II.

UK summary

We have tested the new LIano platform from AMD, and it has a lot of offer. The graphics performance is better than I expected. I had however expected better performance in Unigine Heaven, but you cannot win them all. Generally it was really fun to play with this new AMD platform. Now AMD just need to open up the overclocking capabilities of this platform. They are working on a BIOS update for the MSI motherboard I have used, which should give access to overclocking, but has not been available to us during this test. Now let us give some points.


Innovation/Technology - 4
AMD has now switched from 45nm to 32nm which has made it possible to make the APU about the same size as the Phenom II, and has crammed a graphics chip inside it. Now that AMD proclaims that the APU here is a sequel to the Brazos, I had expected that it would be a bit more power efficient, so it could not quite get 5.

Performance - 5
The graphical performance is very good, and since it is what AMD have been working on the most, I think that this APU should get 5 points. The CPU performance is not excaptional, but it does pack a nice punch.

Price - 4
The price depends somewhat on the different stores, but 135 dollars in USA (about 700,- dkr.) + Danish VAT is a good guess. The price is not so crazy when we look at the built-in graphics performance, and the CPU power seem to be right next to  the Phenom II.

Test: AMD A8-3850 CPU

Innovation / Teknologi	4
Ydelse	5
Pris	4
Samlet	86%